Re: Kevin......

Kevin,
Gary touched on a good point. Try to find local sellers, but more specifically find items that are not available by many. I talked to a fellow e-bayer who sold "homemade" crafts on e-bay. They actually contacted a "Mom n' Pop" operation who were making the item, and got a very good rate on the items. They were unique and only sold through the home biz that he contacted. Now imagine doing that with 10-20 smaller companies that are anxious to market their products. Most are too busy making them to effectively market them online, beyond setting a web-site. If you can become an exclusive or semi-exclusive distributor of many items from samll companies, and not only market them on e-bay, but through other online methods too, you stand a good chance of being successful. Of course it will take lots of leg-work, research, and patience, but it might be the jump you need on the already saturated overstock/liquidation/wholesale market.

I have purchased many E-bay courses on "selling wholesale stuff", and most what is given as advice, of it puts you in direct competition with other sellers who are willing to under-cut you and seell for almost 1-2% profit. Here is my word of advice which I stated in my last post. Find a line of similar and complementary products that you can acquire at a price that is easily marked up for good profit on each item. This usually works good for expensive items. Then, become an EXPERT (this takes research, asking questions, time) and market yourself as a TRUSTED, REPUTABLE, EXPERT in that area. Let me give you an exmaple that might help clarify. Recently I was in the market for a higher-end heart-rate monitor for some athletic training I was about to embark on. I checked e-bay and sent sellers, asing for more information. Well let me tell you, right away, I could see who was the EXPERT and who were jst "sellers". The expert, answered my questions in DETAIL, AND offered further resources to check out before I made a decision. Furthermore, He virtually guaranteed safe delivery of the $500 item. He made me feel at ease, safe and completely comfortable with what I was/am about to purchase. His price was fair, but not the lowest. He will get my sale. He sells nothing but that particular series, realted accessories, guarantees all his products personally, and personally guarantees safe delivery using on trusted methods. Now who do you think I will buy from? There about another 20 sellers selling the IDENTICAL product about $40 cheaper. None that I could see guarantee the safe delivery or relaiblity of the products. None could really answer the questions I wanted. Guess who I will probably go to for all my acessory needs after the initial sale?